Re: [squid-users] Squid Scalability

Quin Guin wrote:
> Hi Amos,
>
> I am willing to supply benchmarking data for 6 different deployments configured as forward proxies on a regular basis. Where should I submit the records and currently we are using 2.7, 2.6 and I should be able to get some 3.x data as well?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Quin

Excellent thank you.

Email the info to squid-dev_at_squdi-cache.org mailing list please.

Amos

>
> --- On Fri, 4/3/09, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid Scalability
>> To: "Sunny Bhatheja" <opensource.linux4e_at_gmail.com>
>> Cc: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
>> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 10:06 AM
>> Sunny Bhatheja wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have the following configuration
>> of my Hardware. So can any one suggest me that how much I
>> can scale my Squid in terms of users.
>>> 1) Sun Fire system
>> x4450
>>> 2) Quad Cord
>>>
>>> 3) 64 GB RAM
>>>
>>> 4) 146x4 GB HDD
>>>
>>> I am using squid 2.6 STABLE4 that is bundled with RHEL
>> 5.2
>>
>> Despite many years of asking, few people have ever supplied
>> the squid project with relevant benchmarking info. We depend
>> on volunteers so there are no hard numbers available
>> publicly yet.
>>
>> req/sec scales into thousands on modern hardware. It
>> depends on what modes you run squid as (forward/reverse have
>> vastly different maximums), how high the hit-ratios are and
>> how many req/sec each user makes.
>>
>> To scale higher you will need a newer Squid than
>> 2.6.stable6.
>>

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Please be using
   Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE13
   Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.6